Repatriation plans and local efforts in postwar Australia
The piece discusses repatriation for service members amid wartime uncertainty, noting government responsibility and past missteps with returned soldiers. It highlights community moves to fund interim support via war savings certificates, praise for the Guyra Returned Soldiers League sub branch, and plans for vocational training to aid reintegration with jobs in trades and building industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Comforts Fund
Australia
Guyra
Personal notices from Guyra and district undergo wartime updates
A series of personal notices from Guyra and surrounding areas recount military discharges and returns home. Names include Stan Moore, Miss Nola Johnson, Mrs. Qualles, Mr. Gordon Woodward, Pte Edgar Moore, Rev. E. N. McKie, and L.A.C. D. Taylor among others, with travel to Sydney, Inverell, Barraba, and Armidale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nola Johnson
South Guyra
Sydney
Qualles
W. A. Roberts
Camaes
Gordon Woodward
Inverell
Guyra
Mick McMillan
Bradley-street
Edgar Moore
A. J. Stanton
Bellata
Chrystalbrook Road
R. Gunni
E. Gunne
Pte
Launder Mcleod
Black Mountain
Diggers Exploit Sets Potatoes Record at Peak Digging
Mr. J. Bowen’s two day haul tops 72 bags with 42 bags in one day and 30 the next. At 3d per bag the earnings reach £10 18s over the period, achieved on a long day of over six hours on Jack Shanahan’s heavy potato crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bower
Bowen
Jack Shanahan
Ursuline Convent Guyra Students Ace Sydney Test
Candidates coached by Sisters of the Ursuline Convent Guyra excelled in a Southern Cross Commercial College typewriting exam in Sydney. Jill Rudd led with 99 percent. Jean Archibaldi 97. Clarice Robinson 97. Betty Hanna 96. Iris Cox 94. Betty Pearson 94. Dora Worden 85. Dawn Campbell 84. Olive Dean 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Ursuline Convent
Guyra
Southern Cross Commercial College
Sydney
Jill Rudd
Jean Archibaldi
Clarice Robinson
Betty Hanna
Iris Cox
Betty Pearson
Dora Worden
Dawn Campbell
Olive Dean
Education Official Examines Guyra District Pupils
Dr Edith Clements from the Education Department visited Guyra district schools to conduct medical examinations of pupils. She completed work last week at the Bald Blair and Falconer schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Clements
Education Department
Guyra
Clements
Bald Blair
Falconer
Returned servicemen resume farm duties after discharge
Pte J E Bentley and brothers receive Christmas hampers from the WVS as J E Bentley is discharged to take up farming. Other ex service personnel from the north islands visit relatives in Guyra, staying with families in Ollera Street and Brushy Creek areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Bentley
H. J Bentley
T. L. Bentley
J. Bentley
Guyra
W. Williams
Ollera-street
Joe Reeves
E. Reeves
South Guyra
Frank Williams
Charles Jackson
H. Jackson
Brushy Creek
Fred McGuire
Engagement announced in Waterfall Sydney couple son Gordon Ray
The engagement is announced of Tune eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs L Dredge Waterfall Sydney to Bdr Gordon Ray elder son of Mr and Mrs J Ray Guyra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Helyar
Sydney
Helyar
Tune
Educational facilities debate at Guyra P and C meeting
The Guyra branch of the P and C Association plans its annual meeting to discuss improving educational facilities. Officers urge broad member support to strengthen the association and address the need for extra space for supervised primary classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyra
P. and C. Association
Meri
Cit
Surprise 18th Birthday Party For Miss Moya Mulligan
About sixty friends gathered at the Golf Club House on Monday to honor Miss Moya Mulligan. Mr Paul Cullen chaired as guests enjoyed games singing and dancing. A birthday cake was cut and gifts including several cheques were presented, with no speeches planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moya Mulligan
Golf Club
Paul Cullen
E. Mulligan
Miss Mulligan
Mulligan
Briggs
Peas for Brisbane Trucks Sought by Queensland Rail
Guyra LW.A.C. asks the Queensland Railway Commissioner to supply suitable pea trucks for Brisbane markets. The commissioner acknowledged the inquiry and promised a further letter to the S.W.A.C. on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyra Lw.a.c
Queensland Railway
Brisbane
S.W.A.C
Potatoes Saved From Rot by Expert Pickers
Potato Controller Mr. Squires announced that five expert pickers saved 7,500 of 8,000 bags of potatoes from wet rot and blight. He noted that in a few days the crop would have been lost, and praised the workers for detecting blight beneath the skin of healthy looking spuds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squires
Jungle Courage on Sale at Guyra Red Cross Stall
Miss G McLean secretary of the Guyra Red Cross Society says a limited number of copies of Jungle Courage will be sold at the street stall on Saturday. Each copy costs one shilling.
Shortage of Supplies for Guyra Potato Harvest
The SWAC discussed shortages of tobacco for workers in Guyra and planned to list arriving men to lobby authorities for tobacco. They urged more oxy welding gas for repairing harvest machinery and sought second hand potato bags via the D.W.A.C. Armidale. Transport of potatoes to the railway was flagged as insufficient trucks will worsen as the season grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyra
SWAC
J. Richardson
D.W.A.C
Armidale
D.wlac
Argus Ad Calls Attention to Forthcoming Social Dance
A brief note urges the district to announce an upcoming dance or social function in the Argus. It mentions advertising at a small cost to promote the event to the community.
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Ove— Dor
Stan Moore
E. N. McKie
R. Bruce
Bruce
Meriva
H.W. Randall
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Rural Bank
Orange
Air Force
L.A.C
P. & C. Association
PEAS
Paton and
Baldwin
H. Beesley
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